UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MEN S BASKETBALL Schedule/Results (2-0, 0-0 BIG EAST)

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1 NORTHEASTERN HUSKIES (0-1) vs. MIAMI HURRICANES (2-0) Saturday, November 25, Noon (EST) Miami Arena (15,388) WQAM (560 AM), WVUM (90.5 FM) Probable Hurricane Starters No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Pts Reb 21 Daruis Rice F Fr James Jones F So Dwayne Wimbley C Sr Michael Simmons G So John Salmons G Jr TODAY'S OPPONENT: Northeastern enters today's game with a record of 0-1 following an opening game loss at Navy. The Huskies were led by 6-5 senior forward Tyrone Hammick. Hammick recorded 15 points, connecting on 6-of-9 from the floor and 3- of-5 from the line. Others scoring in double-figures included 6-4 senior forward Dwayne Barnes (11 points) and 6-5 freshman forward Jean Francois (13 points). The Huskies return seven lettermen, including three starters, from last season's 7-21 squad and finished ninth in the America East Conference with a 5-13 league record. THE SERIES: Miami and Northeastern meet for the second time with the Hurricanes taking the first meeting, 79-63, on January 31, Date Result Location MIAMI 79, Northeastern 63 UM A WIN TODAY WOULD: ***Improve Miami's record to 3-0. ***Improve Perry Clark's record at UM to 3-0. ***Mark the second consecutive season in which the Hurricanes have opened the season 3-0. ***Improve the Hurricanes' all-time record at Miami Arena to (.654). ***Improve Miami's all-time record against non-conference opponents at Miami Arena to (.764). TV/RADIO COVERAGE: Today's game is not being televised.the game is being broadcast on the Hurricane Radio Network (WQAM -560 AM). Marc Vandermeer is calling the play-by-play with Joe Zagacki adding analysis. Today's game can also be heard on the University of Miami Student Radio Network (WVUM-90.5 FM). The game is also being broadcast live over the internet at the official website for Hurricane Athletics - UP NEXT: Following today's game the Hurricanes will hit the road for two games in the state of North Carolina. Miami will take on UNC Charlotte on Tuesday, November 28 followed by a December 4 matchup with seventh-ranked North Carolina. The Hurricanes' game versus UNC Charlotte will be televised live at on FoxSports Net Florida while the North Carolina game will be shown on ESPN2. Probable Huskie Starters No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Pts Reb 32 Dwayne Barnes F Sr Tyrone Hammick F Sr George Aygar C Sr Jean Bain G Jr Charles Cranford G Jr UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MEN S BASKETBALL Schedule/Results (2-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 2 #BRAZILIAN SELECT W Nov. 13 #GLOBAL SPORTS L Nov. 18 at Florida Atlantic W Nov. 21 COLUMBIA W Nov. 25 NORTHEASTERN Noon Nov. 28 at UNC Charlotte Dec. 4 at North Carolina (ESPN2) 7:00 p.m. Dec. 9 CENTRAL FLORIDA Dec. 16 &Nebraska 1:00 p.m. Dec. 18 EASTERN ILLINOIS Dec. 21 MEMPHIS Dec. 27 LEHIGH 4:00 p.m. Dec. 29 TENNESSEE-MARTIN 4:00 p.m. Jan. 3 *at Pittsburgh Jan. 7 *BOSTON COLLEGE 2:00 p.m. Jan. 10 *at Virginia Tech 7:00 p.m. Jan. 13 *at Boston College Noon Jan. 16 *at Providence Jan. 20 *CONNECTICUT 4:00 p.m. Jan. 22 *at St. John s (ESPN) 7:00 p.m. Jan. 28 *PROVIDENCE Noon Feb. 1 *SETON HALL (ESPN2) 7:00 p.m. Feb. 6 *VIRGINIA TECH 7:00 p.m. Feb. 10 *ST. JOHN S (ABC) 3:30 p.m. Feb. 13 *at Syracuse (ESPN2) Feb. 17 *at Villanova (ESPN) 9:00 p.m. Feb. 24 *at Connecticut (ABC) 3:30 p.m. Feb. 28 *WEST VIRGINIA 7:00 p.m. Mar. 3 *VILLANOVA Noon March 7-10 AT&T BIG EAST Championship Wed. - Opening Round TBA Thurs. - Quarterfinals TBA Fri. - Semifinals 7:00/9:00 p.m. Sat. - Championship 8:00 p.m. HOME GAMES IN CAPS All home games are played at Miami Arena * - BIG EAST Conference game & - Orange Bowl Basketball Classic (Sunrise, FL) # - Exhibition game (Played at Knight Sports Complex)

2 HURRICANE TEAM NOTES LAST OUTING AGAINST COLUMBIA November 21, 2000 Miami Arena, Miami, FL Marcus Barnes and Joe Gordon came off the bench to combine for 21 second-half points as the University of Miami defeated Columbia, 65-41, in its home opener at the Miami Arena. Victor Munoz led Columbia with 12 points. Barnes tossed in a career-high 12 points to lead Miami while John Salmons added 11 points. Darius Rice added eight points and a team-high eight rebounds while Gordon registered nine points and a game-high four steals. The Hurricanes, who led at the break, held the Lions scoreless for the first 10:28 of the second half en route to a 17-0 run which put the game away. Columbia would get no closer than 13 the rest of the way. Miami was able to overcome a poor shooting night (36.9 percent) by forcing 26 turnovers including 15 steals. The Hurricanes were able to turn the 26 turnovers into 25 points. COLUMBIA (1-2) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg-fga fg-fga ft-fta of-de-tot pf tp a to blk s min 23 AUSTIN, Craig f CASE, Joe f WIEDEMANN, Chris c MUNOZ, Victor g McCOTTRY, Marco g MURPHY, Maurice HILL, Egan MERLEY, Michael SIMON, Marc TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 33.3% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 41.7% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 50.0% 5 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI (2-0) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds ## Player fg-fga fg-fga ft-fta of-de-tot pf tp a to blk s min 21 RICE, Darius f JONES, James f WIMBLEY, Dwayne c SIMMONS, Michael g SALMONS, John g HURD, Leroy GORDON, Joe BARNES, Marcus GONZALEZ, Orlando SCHLIE, Jerry DJAHUE, Rodrigue MARAKOVITS, Danny LOGAN, Reo TEAM Totals TOTAL FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 36.9% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 19.0% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: % 2nd Half: % Game: 68.4% 0 Officials: Ted Valentine, Anthony Greene, Doug Shows Technical fouls: Columbia-None. University of Miami-None. Attendance: 2099 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Columbia University of Miami ONLINE ALL THE TIME: Check out the official University of Miami Athletic Department website for up to the minute information on Hurricane Athletics at ON THE COACHES: Miami head coach Perry Clark was named the Hurricanes' head basketball coach on on July 6, Clark comes to Coral Gables having spent 11 seasons at Tulane University in New Orleans, La. With the Green Wave, Clark compiled a (.561) record, had six 20-win seasons, seven postseason appearances (3 NCAA, 4 NIT) and won the Metro Conference championship in He was the 1992 National Coach of the Year and a twotime Metro Conference Coach of the Year (1991, 1992). Last season Clark finished and captured the Conference USA National Division crown. Additionally, Tulane received a bid to the NIT. Clark's career record stands at (.564) including a 2-0 record this season. Huskies head coach Rudy Keeling is in his fifth season at the helm of Northeastern and 13th season overall. Keeling's record at Northeastern is (.339) including an 0-1 record this season. His overall record stands at (.424). IN THEIR FIRST SEASON: New Hurricane head coach Perry Clark is 2-0 to open his first season with Miami. With a win today he would tie the UM record for consecutive wins to open a season by a coach in his first season at Miami. Bill Foster ( ), Hart Morris ( ) and Art Webb ( ) all opened their inaugural season at Miami 3-0. UM Coaches in first season: Start Coach Season Final Record 3-0 Art Webb Hart Morris Bill Foster Dave Wike PERRY CLARK Tom McCann W.H. Steers Bruce Hale Ron Godfrey Leonard Hamilton STELLAR DEBUT: Freshman forward Darius Rice made quite a debut in his first game in a Hurricanes' uniform. Rice poured in a game-high 26 points to go with three rebounds, three steals and two blocks. The 26 points are the most by a freshman in a seasonopener since the rebirth of the program in 1985 and also marks the fifth highest single game total by a freshman since the program's rebirth. In addition, Rice was 5-9 from three-point range. The five three-pointers was one away from tying the UM freshman single-game record of six set by Steven Edwards versus Pittsburgh on Jan. 23, Top Freshman Single-Game Point Totals (Since 1985) 30 Tito Horford vs. Florida State, Dennis Burns vs. Duke, Tito Horford vs. Florida International, Tito Horford vs. Marquette, DARIUS RICE vs. Florida Atlantic, Steven Edwards vs. Pittsburgh,

3 HURRICANE TEAM NOTES IN THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER: Miami is 2-0 this season in the month of November. Since the rebirth of the program in 1985 the Hurricanes have posted a 29-8 (.784) record in games in the month of November. Since 1993, the University of Miami had been almost unbeatable in the month of November registering a 20-2 (.909) record. A NEW HOME COURT: The University of Miami will play on new floor at the Miami Arena this season. The floor was donated by Dr. Eddie Dauer and Sam Burstyn and is adorned in the Hurricanes' colors of orange, green and white. MIAMI vs. NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS: Since becoming the 10th member of The BIG EAST Conference beginning with the season, the Hurricanes have compiled a (.648) record against non-conference opponents, including a mark (.759) at the Miami Arena. VS THE STATE OF FLORIDA: With its win over Florida Atlantic on November 18, Miami improved its record against teams from the state of Florida to (.671). Miami has won 23 consecutive games against teams from the state of Florida. Miami has not lost to a Florida school since a season opening loss to Florida International on Dec. 1, STREAKING: Miami defeated Florida Atlantic on November 18 to extend its current winning streak over the Owls to 14 games. The streak ranks as the fifth longest over one opponent in UM history. Longest UM Winning Streaks Over One Opponent: 23 Florida Southern Florida Southern Tampa Jacksonville Rollins Florida Atlantic 1989-Present MIAMI REACHES SWEET 16: With its win over Ohio State in the second round of last season's NCAA tournament, the University of Miami advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Championships for the first time in school history. Miami has advanced to post-season play in five of the last six seasons including three consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. HURRICANES EARN SHARE OF BIG EAST TITLE: With its win over St. John's in last season's regular season finale, the University of Miami earned a share of the BIG EAST regular season title. The BIG EAST title was the first for Miami and the Hurricanes first conference title of any kind since the season. That season the Hurricanes went 10-0 to win their eighth straight Florida Intercollegiate Conference championship. The league, which consisted of Miami, Florida Southern, Jacksonville, Rollins, Stetson and Tampa, was disbanded the following year MISCELLANEOUS STATS Double Figure Scoring Games John Salmons... 2 Marcus Barnes... 1 Rodrigue Djahue... 1 Darius Rice Point Scoring Games Darius Rice... 1 Double Figure Rebound Games None Double Figure Assist Games None Double-Doubles None Dunks Leroy Hurd... 2 Darius Rice... 2 James Jones... 1 UM TIES SCHOOL RECORD FOR WINS: Miami won 23 games last season tying the school single season record for victories. Miami's single season record of 23 victories was set during the season and later tied during and seasons. ROAD WARRIORS: Over the last two seasons Miami is 15-2 in BIG EAST road games. The 15-2 mark is the best among BIG EAST schools over the last two seasons. Miami, which was 8-1 in BIG EAST road games in , was 7-1 in conference road games last season. Miami has won 16 of its last 18 BIG EAST road games dating back to the season. Top BIG EAST Road Records Over Last Two Seasons: 1. MIAMI 15-2 (.882) 2. Connectictut 14-3 (.823) 3. Syracuse 13-4 (.765) 4. St. John's 11-6 (.647) NO DAY AT THE BEACH: Miami's win over No. 18 St. John's in last season's regular season finale marked the sixth consecutive season that the Hurricanes have defeated a ranked opponent in the Miami Arena. Wins Over Ranked Teams at Miami Arena since : Feb. 4, 1995 Georgetown (#13 AP, #13 USAT) Jan. 3, 1996 Syracuse (#11 AP, #12 USAT) Dec. 7, 1996 Syracuse (#19 AP, #17 USAT) Nov. 21, 1997 NC Charlotte (#17 AP, #17 USAT) Jan. 6, 1998 Connecticut (#8 AP, #8 USAT) Feb. 28, 1998 West Virginia (#19 AP/#19 USAT) Jan. 6, 1999 St. John s (#10 AP/#9 USAT) Mar. 5, 2000 St. John's (#18 AP/#21 USAT) 74-70

4 HURRICANE TEAM NOTES WINNING WAYS: With its win over Connecticut on February 19, the University of Miami clinched its six consecutive winning season. The last time Miami recorded at least six straight winning seasons was the campaign when the Canes registered their 10th straight winning season. LATE SEASON HEAT WAVE: Over the last two seasons Miami has been nearly unbeatable in the month of February registering a 15-1 (.938) record. Miami went 7-1 in the month of February last season while going 8-0 in SEEING 20-20: Miami's 23 wins this season gave the Hurricanes' their second consecutive 20-win season. The back-to-back 20-win seasons are the first for Miami in the , season. VERSUS RANKED OPPONENTS: Miami was 3-5 versus ranked teams this season. The Hurricanes are versus ranked opponents since and have defeated at least one ranked team in each of the last six seasons. Miami Victories Over Ranked Teams: Jan. 30, 1961 Louisville (#7 AP) Dec. 21, 1962 Duke (#2 UPI) Feb. 2, 1965 Miami, OH (#20 UPI) Jan. 12, 1989 Kansas (#12 AP) Jan. 14, 1992 St. John s (#17 AP) Jan. 2, 1993 Georgetown (#10 AP) Feb. 20, 1993 St. John s (#25 AP) Feb. 4, 1995 Georgetown (#13 AP, #13 USAT) Jan. 3, 1996 Syracuse (#11 AP, #12 USAT) Dec. 7, 1996 Syracuse (#19 AP, #17 USAT) Jan. 11, Villanova (#8 AP, #7 USAT) Nov. 21, 1997 NC Charlotte (#17 AP, #17 USAT) Jan. 6, 1998 Connecticut (#8 AP, #8 USAT) Feb. 28, 1998 West Virginia (#19 AP/#19 USAT) Jan. 6, 1999 St. John s (#10 AP/#9 USAT) Feb. 3, St. John's (#9 AP/#10 USAT) Feb. 8, Syracuse (#18 AP/#17 USAT) Feb. 20, Connecticut (#2 AP, #2 USAT) Feb. 19, Connecticut (#18 AP, #18 USAT) Mar. 5, 2000 St. John's (#18 AP, #21 USAT) Mar. 19, 2000 vs Ohio State (#8 AP, #8 USAT) MAKING ROAD HISTORY: With its win over Connecticut last season the University of Miami became the first school to win consecutive games against the Huskies at Gampel Pavilion. Miami defeated Connecticut in its previous trip to Storrs on February 20, WORKING OVERTIME: Miami has played at least one overtime contest in each of the last two seasons. Last season the Hurricanes defeated St. John's in the regular-season finale while in the Hurricanes' lost a heartbreaking overtime game against No. 1 ranked. UM has amassed a 6-2 record (including tournament games) in BIG EAST overtime contests (4-2 at home). The 'Canes, who have never had more than three overtime games in any season (3-0 in and 0-3 in ), own a overall record in overtime contests during their history (4-3 in double-overtime games and a mark in single-overtime contests). Miami is 6-2 in overtime games since Below is a list of UM's overtime games since 1990: (2OT) SMU 93, MIAMI 88 (@SMU) (2OT) Miami (OH) 101, MIAMI 99 (N) Seton Hall 90, MIAMI 82 (@UM) MIAMI 77, Boston College 72 (@BC) MIAMI 76, Pittsburgh 68 (@UP) Clemson 66, MIAMI 52 (@ UM) (2OT) MIAMI 96, St. John's 91 (@UM) MIAMI 68, Georgetown 65 (@UM) MIAMI 76, St. John's 68 (@ MSG) Connecticut 70, MIAMI 68 (@UM) MIAMI 74, St. John's 70 (@UM) MIAMI DOMINATES IN THE ARENA: In 11 seasons the Hurricanes have compiled a (.652) overall record, including a 10-4 mark last season. UM has posted a (.767) home record since UM is (.736) in its last 53 BIG EAST home games dating back to the season. Miami Home Record Last Five Plus Seasons: Overall BIG EAST Total (.767) (.736) Top 5 BIG EAST Home Winning Percentages ( ): Overall: 1. Connecticut (.867) 2. Villanova (.841) 3. Georgetown (.796) 4. Syracuse (.770) 5. MIAMI (.767) Conference Games Only: 1. Connecticut (.774) 1. Villanova (.774) 3. MIAMI (.736) 4. Georgetown (.660) 5. Syracuse (.642)

5 HURRICANE TEAM NOTES MIAMI IN THE POLLS: The University of Miami received 18 votes in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. The 18 points places the Hurricanes at No. 38 in the nation. In the preseason polls, Miami received two votes in the Associated Press college basketball poll and four votes in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll. WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKINGS: AP ESPN/USAT Preseason ARV (2 pts-57th) ARV (4 points-55th) Nov no poll Nov ARV (18 points-38th) MIAMI ENDS SEASON NATIONALLY RANKED: Miami ended the season ranked 20th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll and 23rd in the final Associated Press poll marking the second consecutive season the Hurricanes have ended the season nationally ranked. In Miami finished 10th in the final AP poll and 12th in the season ending USA Today/ESPN poll. SUCCESS IN THE SUNSHINE STATE: Entering the season the Hurricanes are the only team in the state of Florida to register a winning record in each of the last six seasons. The Hurricanes (.618) mark since the season is the top winning percentage and most victories among the state s 11 Division I programs. School Overall Record MIAMI (.618) Florida (.578) FIU (.517) USF (.497) FSU (.494) UCF (.452) Stetson (.444) Jacksonville (.405) Beth.-Cook (.370) FAMU (.308) FAU (.287) HURRICANE TICKETS ON SALE: Miami season ticket packages are currently on sale for as low as $99. Miami will play 15 games at Miami Arena this season including eight BIG EAST Conference battles. Single game tickets are also available. For more information contact the Hurricane Ticket Office at (305) 284-CANES in Dade or (800) GO-CANES. The Ticket Office is open from 9a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday. Season Ticket Packages Sidecourt Reserved... $250 Endcourt Reserved... $175 Upper Reserved... $99 Single Game Tickets Sidecourt Non-Conference... $13 Sidecourt Conference... $20 Endcourt Non-Conference... $10 Endcourt Conference... $15 Endcourt Non-Conference... $4 (Youth 17 and under/senior 60+) Endcourt Conference... $7 (Youth 17 and under/senior 60+) Associated Press Poll (Nov. 20) Record Points 1. Arizona (33) 0-0 1, Duke (30) 2-0 1, Kansas 3-0 1, Michigan St (4) 1-0 1, Stanford 1-0 1, Maryland (1) 0-0 1, North Carolina 3-0 1, Illinois 1-0 1, Tennessee 2-0 1, Seton Hall 1-0 1, Florida 1-0 1, Connecticut Utah Notre Dame UCLA Cincinnati Wake Forest Wisconsin Oklahoma USC DePaul Kentucky St. John's Arkansas Virginia OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Alabama 141, Iowa St 116, Temple 94, Iowa 67, Missouri 56, Texas 42, Georgetown 41, Indiana 41, Charlotte 32, Xavier 28, SMU 13, So Mississippi 10, Dayton 8, LSU 8, Purdue 8, Memphis 6, South Carolina 6, Wyoming 6, No Carolina St 4, BYU 3, Mississippi St 3, Lafayette 2, Pepperdine 2, UNLV 2, Cs Northridge 1, Fresno St 1, Gonzaga 1, UL Lafayette 1, Oregon 1, South Florida 1, TCU 1. ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll (Nov. 20) Record Points 1. Duke (16) Arizona (15) Michigan St Kansas Stanford Maryland North Carolina Illinois Tennessee Seton Hall Florida Connecticut Cincinnati Utah Notre Dame Wake Forest UCLA Arkansas Oklahoma Wisconsin Kentucky Depaul USC St Johns Temple OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Virginia 85, Indiana 48, Georgetown 45, Iowa St 41, Texas 35, Utah St 33, Xavier 32, No Carolina St 30, South Carolina 29, Purdue 26, Missouri 21, Charlotte 20, MIAMI-FL 18, Memphis 16, Louisville 15, Iowa 14, Oklahoma St 13, Alabama 12, SMU 12, Dayton 11, Pepperdine 11, Wyoming 11, Creighton 8, Fresno St 8, BYU 7, Detroit 7, South Florida 6, Syracuse 6, UNLV 6, Indiana St 5, Villanova 5, Valparaiso 4, Austin Peay 3, TCU 3, Butler 1, Georgia St 1, Gonzaga 1, Lafayette 1, Marshall 1, St Bonaventure 1, Tulsa 1.

6 HURRICANE OFFENSIVE NOTES POINTS, POINTS, POINTS: Last season Miami scored 2,346 points in 34 games (69 ppg). The overall point total was the most by a Hurricane team since the season. That season the Hurricanes scored 2,809 points in 31 games for an average of 90.6 points per game. The point total also marked the second straight season in which the Hurricanes had posted 2,000 or more points. The last time UM had recorded 2,000 or more points in consecutive seasons was in and Season Record Points Average Coach , Leonard Hamilton , Leonard Hamilton , Leonard Hamilton , Leonard Hamilton , Leonard Hamilton , Leonard Hamilton , Leonard Hamilton , Leonard Hamilton , Leonard Hamilton , Leonard Hamilton , Bill Foster , Bill Foster DEAD-EYE FROM THE LINE: Miami led the BIG EAST and ranked 13th in the nation shooting 74.8 percent from free throw line last season. Miami's five starters combined to shoot (.771) from the line. The Hurricanes' returning players from last season shot a combines (.727) from the line. Player FT Pct. Johnny Hemsley John Salmons Elton Tyler Vernon Jennings Mario Bland Total EASY AS 1, 2, 3: Prior to last season's regular season finale against St. John's, the Hurricanes had hit at least one three-point field goal in 249 consecutive games. Overall, the Canes have hit at least one trey in 410 of its 412 games since the NCAA adopted the threepoint shot in The only other game in which Miami failed to hit a three-point field goal was against Howard University on Dec. 6, 1991 when the Canes were 0-15 behind the three-point arc. OFFENSIVELY SPEAKING: Miami shot 51.0 percent from the field against Ohio State ( ) marking the seventh time last season the Hurricanes shot 50 percent or better from the floor. In the Hurricanes shot over 50 percent from the floor on 12 occasions. Miami shot 50 percent or better from the floor only five times in Miami 50 Percent Shooting Performances (since 1998) Date Team FG Percentage Result Florida Atlantic (.522) UM Northern Iowa (.516) UM Boston College (.519) UM Georgia State (.518) UM St. John's (.577) UM Rutgers (.528) UM Boston College (.583) UM Georgetown (.500) UM Syracuse (.500) UM Providence (.510) UM Villanova (.606) UM Pittsburgh (.540) UM Bethune-Cookman (.541) UM Hartford (.514) UM vs. Illinois State (.516) ISU Florida Atlantic (.571) UM Pittsburgh (.524) UM vs. Notre Dame (.500) UM vs. Ohio State (.510) UM 75-62

7 HURRICANE DEFENSIVE NOTES DEFENDING THE BIG EAST: Last season the Hurricanes led the BIG EAST in scoring defense (58.2 ppg), field goal percentage defense (.377) and three-point field goal percentage defense (.259). Miami has led the league in field goal percentage defense for two straight seasons and its 58.2 ppg allowed this season established a new BIG EAST record. The Hurricanes broke the old mark of 59.4 points per game set by Georgetown in So far this season the Hurricanes have held teams to just 50 points per game while holding opponents to 32.1 percent shooting from the field. In addition the Hurricanes lead the BIG EAST in steals (14.5 spg) and turnover margin (+7.00). MAN OF STEAL: In just two seasons Miami forward John Salmons has recorded 78 steals and needs only 35 this season to move into the Hurricanes' top-10 for career steals. Last season Salmons recorded 50 steals which ranks as the seventh best single season total in UM history. Salmons is only the fifth player in UM history to record 50 or more steals in a season. Top UM Single Season Steals List 1. Jerome Scott ( ) Vernon Jennings ( ) Jerome Scott ( ) Vernon Jennings ( ) Steven Edwards ( ) Michael Gardner ( ) JOHN SALMONS ( ) 50 MIAMI RANKS FOR FOURTH STAIGHT SEASON: Miami ended the season ranked 20th in the nation in field goal percentage defense marking the fourth straight season the Hurricanes have ranked nationally in the category. In the Hurricanes ended the season ranked 13th in the nation in field goal percentage defense (.384). In the University of Miami led the nation holding teams to 37.9 percent shooting from the floor. In Miami held opponents to 38 percent shooting from the field to rank sixth nationally. In addition, the Hurricanes rank 23rd in the nation in scoring defense. POSTING GREAT NUMBERS: Last season the Hurricanes held the opposition's starting centers to an average of 6.7 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. Miami allowed only eight starting centers this season to score in double-figures and only four to grab 10 or more rebounds. This season Miami is holding opponent's starting centers to 8.5 points and 9.5 rebounds Daryl Dingle, Florida Atlantic Chris Wiedemann 8 9 LOCKING UP: Last season Miami made a habit of holding teams without a field goal for long stretches. The Hurricanes held teams without a field goal for five minutes or more a total of 31 times while holding teams scoreless for five or more minutes seven times. In Miami's season opener against Florida Atlantic the Hurricanes held the Owls without a point for a span of 5:48 during the second-half. Against Columbia, UM held the Lions without a point for the opening 10:28 of the second half while going on a 17-0 run Opponent Held Without FG UM Florida Atlantic 5:48 (2nd half) 13-0 Columbia 10:33 (1st-2nd half) 17-0 Central Florida 6:19 (1st half) Central Florida 5:07 (2nd half) 12-0 Bethune-Cookman 6:18 (1st half) 16-1 UNC Charlotte 5:08 (1st half) 7-1 Hartford 5:57 (1st half) 19-4 Hartford 5:17 (2nd half) 12-7 vs. Detroit 5:45 (2nd half) 7-1 vs. Illinois State 5:48 (1st half) 6-0 Florida Atlantic 6:11 (1st half) 4-0 Florida Atlantic 7:10 (2nd half) 28-2 West Virginia 7:30 (1st half) Villanova 5:52 (1st half) Villanova 5:58 (1st half) 12-3 Boston College 8:44 (2nd half) Notre Dame 5:40 (1st half) Notre Dame 5:39 (2nd half) 14-4 Kentucky 6:10 (2nd half) Rutgers 5:33 (1st half) Rutgers 7:18 (2nd half) 9-5 Georgetown 7:25 (2nd half) 14-4 Providence 5:04 (1st half) Connecticut 6:15 (1st half) Connecticut 5:22 (2nd half) West Virginia 5:13 (1st half) 13-0 Notre Dame 6:14 (1st half) 6-1 Notre Dame 5:53 (2nd half) Pittsburgh 5:19 (1st half) 9-3 vs. St. John's 7:43 (2nd half) 10-4 vs. Arkansas 7:58 (1st half) 17-6 vs. Ohio State 5:13 (1st half) 3-4 vs. Ohio State 8:55 (2nd half) 14-5 vs. Tulsa 5:40 (2nd half) 15-4

8 BIG EAST NOTES BIG EAST SPLITS INTO TWO DIVISIONS: With the addition of Virginia Tech, the BIG EAST Conference will begin divisional play. The league will be split into two seven-team divisions with each team playing divisional opponents both home and away. All teams will also play four interdivisional games (two home, two away). Divisional finish will also affect the BIG EAST Championship. The top six teams in each division will advance to the AT&T BIG EAST Championship at Madison Square Garden on March The top two finishers in each division will earn first round byes. The first-round games will be cross-divisional matchups. The West Division No. 4 seed will play the East Division No. 5 seed. The West No. 4 will play the East No. 5. The East No. 3 will meet the West No. 6. The East No. 4 will play the West No. 5 while the West No. 3 will play the East No. 6. HURRICANES PICKED FOURTH IN DIVISION: The Univesity of Miami was picked to finish fourth in the East Divison by a vote of the leagues coaches. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team. East Division Pts West Division Pts 1. Connecticut (12) Seton Hall (4) St. John's Georgetown (5) Villanova (2) Notre Dame (3) MIAMI Syracuse (2) Boston College Pittsburgh Providence West Virginia Virginia Tech Rutgers BIG EAST PRESEASON AWARDS: All-BIG EAST First Team Troy Bell, Boston College Kevin Braswell, Georgetown Troy Murphy, Notre Dame Ricardo Greer, Pittsburgh Darius Lane, Seton Hall All-BIG EAST Second Team Albert Mouring, Connecticut Ruben Boumtje Boumtje, Georgetown Lee Scruggs, Georgetown Samuel Dalembert, Seton Hall Michael Bradley, Villanova Player of the Year: Rookie of the Year: Troy Murphy, Notre Dame Eddie Griffin, Seton Hall SELECT COMPANY: The Hurricanes are one of just three BIG EAST schools to post a winning overall record each of the past six seasons. Joining the Hurricanes are Syracuse and Connecticut. AMONG THE ELITE: Since the start of the season UM has compiled a (.686) record in BIG EAST regular season games tying Connecticut for the best conference mark over that period. Conference Records Since : Connecticut MIAMI St. John's Syracuse Villanova Seton Hall West Virginia Notre Dame Providence Georgetown Rutgers Pittsburgh Boston College DID YOU KNOW?: The University of Miami has registered a league best 28-6 (.824) conference mark over the last two seasons. Miami, which was 15-3 in league play last season, went 13-3 this year. Conference Record Last Two Seasons: Total MIAMI (.824) St. John's (.787) Connecticut (.787) Syracuse (.676) Villanova (.529) Seton Hall (.529) Notre Dame (.471) Rutgers (.441) Providence (.382) Georgetown (.353) West Virginia (.294) Pittsburgh (.294) Boston College (.176) A SWEEPING SUCCESS: With their win over Pittsburgh on February 29 the Hurricanes recorded their third season sweep this season. Miami also swept Notre Dame and West Virginia. Miami has registered 13 BIG EAST regular season two-game sweeps since joining the league in the season. Miami has now recorded at least one series sweep in each of the last six seasons. Below is a list of UM s BIG EAST series sweeps: : Providence St. John's Boston College : Notre Dame : Georgetown : Notre Dame Boston College St. John's Georgetown Rutgers : Notre Dame Pittsburgh West Virginia

9 BIG EAST NOTES SEVEN WITH 20 WINS The BIG EAST had seven teams with 20 or more victories last season, the only conference in the country that can boast that feat. Seven teams won 19 or more games, putting the BIG EAST as the only league in that category. Every BIG EAST team last season reached the double-digit win mark. BIG EAST REGULARS IN REGIONALS BIG EAST teams have been regulars in regional semifinal action in recent years. The conference has had three teams in the Sweet 16 in the same season three times in the last five years. Multiple teams have made regional semifinal appearances in the same season in six of the last seven years. The BIG EAST has sent five different teams to regional semifinals in the last two years and eight different teams since A total of 12 league teams have been to the regional semifinals in those five years. TOPS IN TEAMS The BIG EAST tied for the national lead among conferences for teams playing in the regional semifinals. The Big Ten and SEC also had three squads. The BIG EAST has posted a 13-8 postseason record (NCAA & NIT) so far this season. BIG EAST WINNING WAYS BIG EAST teams have posted a record in NCAA play. The.629 winning percentage is second-best in the nation behind the Atlantic Coast Conference (.672). SPREADING THE SUCCESS Ten different BIG EAST teams have made NCAA appearances since All 14 league squads have made the postseason (NCAA or NIT) over the last five years. 103 POSTSEASON TEAMS IN THE LAST 11 SEASONS Since 1990, The BIG EAST has received 55 NCAA bids. Only the Big Ten (64) can boast more bids. The BIG EAST has a record during that span. Only the ACC, Big Ten and SEC have more wins. Forty-eight BIG EAST teams have participated in the NIT. A total of 35 conference squads have played in the postseason over the last four years. That s 8.75 per season. 100 NCAA BIDS IN 21 SEASONS One hundred NCAA bids have been earned by BIG EAST teams during the league s 21-year history. That s an average of 4.76 per season. FREQUENT DANCERS Four BIG EAST teams are ranked in the Top 10 nationally in NCAA appearances. St. John s and Syracuse have made 26 each, ranking seventh. Notre Dame and Villanova have gone dancing 24 times, tied for 10th. Six BIG EAST teams have made 20 or more all-time NCAA appearances. THREE BIG EAST TEAMS MAKE SWEET 16 Three BIG EAST teams - Miami, Seton Hall and Syracuse - advanced to regional semifinal play in the NCAA Championship. The Hurricanes made their first regional semifinal appearance. Seton Hall played in its first Sweet 16 since 1992, while the Orangemen qualified for the ninth regional semifinal since the formation of the BIG EAST in THE BIG EAST IN 2000 POSTSEASON PLAY NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP First Round No. 4 Syracuse 79, No. 13 Samford 65 No. 2 St. John s 61, No. 15 Northern Arizona 56 No. 10 Seton Hall 72, No. 7 Oregon 71 No. 5 Connecticut 75, No. 12 Utah State 67 No. 6 MIAMI 75, No. 11 Arkansas 71 Second Round No. 4 Syracuse 52, No. 5 Kentucky 50 No. 10 Gonzaga 82, No. 2 St. John s 76 No. 10 Seton Hall 67, No. 2 Temple 65 (overtime) No. 4 Tennessee 65, No. 5 Connecticut 51 No. 6 MIAMI 75, No. 2 Ohio State 62 Regional Semifinals No. 1 Michigan State 75, No. 4Syracuse 58 No. 7 Tulsa 80, No. 6 MIAMI 71 No. 3 Oklahoma State 68, No. 10 Seton Hall 66 NIT CHAMPIONSHIP First Round Georgetown 115, Virginia 111 (triple overtime) Villanova 72, Delaware 63 Notre Dame 75, Michigan 65 Kent 73, Rutgers 62 Second Round Notre Dame 76, Xavier 64 Kent 81, Villanova 67 California 60, Georgetown 49 Third Round Notre Dame 64, BYU 52 Semifinals - Madison Square Garden Notre Dame 73, Penn State 52 Final - Madison Square Garden Wake Forest 71, Notre Dame 61 WINNING WAYS: BIG EAST teams recorded 130 non-conference wins last season, the most in league history. Only the Southeastern Conference (132) had more non-league wins in The league finished (.703) marking the eighth straight year and 20th time in 21 seasons that the conference had won over 70 percent of its non-league games.

10 BIG EAST NOTES BIG EAST STANDINGS BIG EAST All Games Eastern Division W L Pct W L Pct Miami Boston College Connecticut St. John s Providence Villanova Virginia Tech Western Division Pittsburgh Rutgers Seton Hall West Virginia Georgetown Notre Dame Syracuse THIS WEEK IN THE BIG EAST Monday, November 20 Connecitcut at Dayton (Maui Invitational) William & Mary Morris Brown vs. Pittsburgh Tuesday, November 21 American at West Virginia Columbia at Miami Lafayette at Rutgers Maine at Providence Seton Hall at Clemson Connecticut vs. TBA (Maui Invitational) Wednesday, November 22 Loyola (Chicago) at Notre Dame Connecticut vs. TBA (Maui Invitational) Thursday, November 23 Syracuse vs. DePaul (Great Alaska Shootout) Friday, November 24 Georgetown vs. UCF (Hawaii Classic) 4:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. TBA TBA Midnight 5:00 p.m. Virginia at Virginia Tech 7:00 p.m. Providence vs. UMKC (Energia Tournament) Syracuse vs. FSU/Ohio St. TBA MIAMI BIG EAST TEAM RANKINGS (all games) Scoring Offense... 11th Scoring Margin... 4th FG Percentage... 12th PT FG Percentage... 10th Scoring Defense... 2nd FT Percentage... 5th FG % Defense... 5th PT FG % Defense... 6th Rebounding... 9th Rebounds Allowed... T-10th Rebounding Margin... 11th Blocked Shots... T-4th Assists... 14th Steals... 1st Turnover Margin... T-1st Assist/Turnover Ratio... 14th INDIVIDUAL BIG EAST RANKINGS (all games) Scoring...Daruis Rice... T-16th Rebounding...Rodrigue Djahue... 20th FT Pct...James Jones... T-1st PT FG Pct...Darius Rice... T-14th Blocked Shots James Jones... T-3rd Steals...Darius Rice... T-4th Joe Gordon... T-10th PT FG Made...Darius Rice... T-5th Joe Gordon... T-11th BIG EAST WEEKLY AWARDS Player of the Week: Nov Michael Bradley (Notre Dame) Rookie of the Week: Nov Omar Cook (St. John's) Eddie Griffin (Seton Hall)

11 Miami Basketball Roster Alphabetical No Name Pos Ht Wt Class Previous School/Hometown 4 Marcus Barnes G Fr. Miami Senior/Miami, FL 14 Rodrigue Djahue F Fr. Miami NW Christian Academy/Abidjan, Ivory Coast 10 Orlando Gonzalez G Sr. Coral Park/Miami, FL 3 Joe Gordon G Jr. Brevard (FL) CC/Palm Bay, FL 00 Leroy Hurd G/F So. Moss Point/Moss Point, MS 33 James Jones F So. Miami American/Miami, FL 44 Reo Logan F/C Fr. Hillcrest/Country Club Hills, IL 20 Danny Marakovits G Fr. Allentown Central/Walnutport, PA 21 Darius Rice F Fr. Lanier/Jackson, MS 5 John Salmons F Jr. Plymouth Whitemarsh/Philadelphia, PA 11 Jerry Schlie F Jr. Sachem/Holbrook, NY 1 Michael Simmons G So. Mercersburg (PA) Academy/Los Angeles, CA 32 Dwayne Wimbley F Sr. St. Thomas Aquinas/Fort Lauderdale, FL Numerical No Name Pos Ht Wt Class Previous School/Hometown 00 Leroy Hurd G/F So. Moss Point/Moss Point, MS 1 Michael Simmons G So. Mercersburg (PA) Academy/Los Angeles, CA 3 Joe Gordon G Jr. Brevard (FL) CC/Palm Bay, FL 4 Marcus Barnes G Fr. Miami Senior/Miami, FL 5 John Salmons F Jr. Plymouth Whitemarsh/Philadelphia, PA 10 Orlando Gonzalez G Sr. Coral Park/Miami, FL 11 Jerry Schlie F Jr. Sachem/Holbrook, NY 14 Rodrigue Djahue F Fr. Miami NW Christian Academy/Abidjan, Ivory Coast 20 Danny Marakovits G Fr. Allentown Central/Walnutport, PA 21 Darius Rice F Fr. Lanier/Jackson, MS 32 Dwayne Wimbley F Sr. St. Thomas Aquinas/Fort Lauderdale, FL 33 James Jones F So. Miami American/Miami, FL 44 Reo Logan F/C Fr. Hillcrest/Country Club Hills, IL HEAD COACH: Perry Clark (1st Season/Gettysburg, '74) ASSISTANT COACHES: Dwight Freeman (6th Season/Western State, 82) Greg Gary (1st Season/Tulane, '92) Brock Kantrow (1st Season/LSU-Shreveport, '92)